A ROAD was closed this morning after a collision.

Sussex Police said Ventnor Villas, Hove, was shut off at 8.55am after an incident involving a van and a cyclist.

The collision occurred at the junction between Ventnor Villas and Church Road.

A resident who was walking past the incident said: “I was waiting for a taxi and couldn’t get one because they told me my road had been shut off.

“I walked to Church Road to get one and walked right passed the incident.

“It looked like there was a bike underneath a van.”

Sussex Police has now said the cyclist is thought to have only suffered minor injuries and confirmed that while the bike ended up under the van the person riding it didn't

The road has been reopened.

No details have been released regarding either the cyclist or van driver involved.